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<h1>Java Build Path Preferences</h1>
<p>Indicate your preferences for the Build Path settings on the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.preferences.BuildPathPreferencePage)")'> <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the Build Path preference page"> <b> Java &gt; Build Path </b></a> preference page and its sub pages:
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  <li><a href="buildpath/ref-preferences-classpath-variables.htm">Classpath Variables</a></li>
  <li><a href="buildpath/ref-preferences-user-libraries.htm">User Libraries</a></li>
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 <p>The options are:</p>
 
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			<p>Option</p>
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			<p>Description</p>
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			<p>Default</p>
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			<td valign="top">Source and output folder</td>
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				<dt><strong>Project</strong></dt>
				<dd>Use the project root folder as the folder where Java source files and the generated class files are stored by default.</dd>
				<dt><strong>Folders</strong></dt>
				<dd>Specify separate source and output folders to store the Java source files separated from the generated class files.</dd>
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			<td valign="top">Folders<br>Source Folder: src<br>Output Folder: bin</td>
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			<p>As JRE library use</p>
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			<p>Select what kind of JRE library should be used for newly created Java projects.</p>
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			<p>JRE container</p>
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<h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3>
<a href="../../../concepts/concept-classpath-variables.htm">Classpath variables</a>
<h3 class="related">Related References</h3>
<a href="../../../reference/ref-wizard-java-project.htm">New Java project wizard</a>
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